The wide and magnificent palace is full of lights, red walls and blue tiles, under the dragon pattern ring columns, the palace ladies come and go, a festive and lively atmosphere.

The music in the Fengtian Hall is melodious, and there is a thick red carpet on the ground, and the civil and military nobles in the hall are full of laughter.

The Emperor Taishang and the Empress Dowager Zhou sat at the top, and the two of them also smiled, watching the singing and dancing in the hall.

In the curtain not far away, Concubine Bian Yujing was chatting privately with Sun Yingyuan's wife Chen Yuanyuan.

Next to it are the concubine Kou Baimen and Zhou Yuji's mother-in-law Liu Yingzhao, and the two women who have practiced martial arts are also chatting, seemingly discussing the skills of martial arts.

Zhu Cihong did not sit next to the emperor, but chatted with a group of new magnates below, sometimes clinking wine glasses and laughing, without the slightest emperor's shelf.

Zhu Cihong patted Sun Yingyuan's shoulder and said, "Qin Guogong, this is a congratulatory banquet, and it is also my family banquet, you don't have to be restrained, come and drink one!" ”

"Yes!" Sun Yingyuan cautiously raised his glass and drank it all.

After Zhu Cihong drank a drink, he smiled and said to several princes and martial arts around him: "I didn't canonize your hereditary replacement, you won't complain about me in your hearts!" ”

Sun Yingyuan put down his wine glass, hurriedly stood up and said: "During the Northern Expedition, the minister followed His Majesty's side, and he had no merit. ”

The Duke of Qin is the most honorable title among the Duke of Qin, because "Qin" was the most powerful in the pre-Qin period, Sun Yingyuan was not happy and worried after knowing that he was awarded the title of Duke of Qin, and he was worried that the tree would attract the wind, which was the way to take trouble.

Huang Degong and the other martial artists laughed and said while eating: "Your Majesty descended from heaven, it is estimated that the civil officials are red-eyed, where do we dare to complain!" ”

"yes, are you still complaining?"

“......”

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly, and said lightly: "I will tell you the bottom in private, the future Ming Dynasty, there will be no more hereditary replacement, and there will be no more relatives to be knighted, all based on military exploits, those who open up more territories, and fiefdoms!" ”

Several people were shocked, this inside story was too shocking!

Zhu Cihong rubbed his wine glass, quietly observed their expressions, and said, "If you don't want to, I will think about it carefully." ”

Sun Yingyuan has the best eyesight, and the first to say: "The gentleman's Ze, the fifth generation and beheaded, we have worked hard to achieve the cause, leaving the grace and blessing to future generations, but history proves that after a few generations will be exhausted, the minister feels that the hereditary recklessness is not advisable!" ”

Cao Bianjiao nodded and said: "We are now a hereditary prince, and when the hereditary descendants are finished, at least five generations have passed, and the five generations are enough!" ”

Among them, Huang Degong's performance was the most realistic, he said: "Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, Zhu Guobi, Duke of Baoguo, and Li Guozhen, Duke of Xiangcheng, these nobles, what a glory their ancestors are, and they are like bears, losing the face of their ancestors!" ”

"If our children and grandchildren are also like their bears, maybe our coffin board can't be suppressed!"

Another person said: "If the descendants do not fight, even if they leave more family wealth, they will be lost, and the minister agrees that His Majesty will win the title with military merits, which will further inspire my determination to make meritorious contributions to the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Zhu Cihong picked up the wine glass again and said, "Deqing is like this, I am deeply grateful, I salute you with a glass!" ”

After speaking, Zhu Cihong raised his head and did it.

The generals didn't even dare to say it, and drank it one after another.

Although some generals have some regrets in their hearts and have not been able to give their children and grandchildren the honor of the world, they have heard that there will be no relatives to be knighted in the future, and their hearts are much more comfortable.

I worked hard to pin my head to the waistband of my trousers and fight for my life, I don't know how many disasters I have experienced, and how many generations of blessings have been consumed by my ancestors, before I can be knighted.

Those who can easily get a knighthood by marrying a girl into the royal family are too jealous!

Deeper, that's unfair!

Moreover, when I heard that meritorious soldiers would be rewarded with fiefdoms (territories and food towns) in the future, they became more down-to-earth.

Different from the previous dynasty, the duke, marquis, and earl of the Ming Dynasty only have the title and the food of Lu, and there is no fiefdom, if there is a fief in the future, this day will be much more comfortable, at least do not worry about expenses, and can have a lot of silver without breaking the law.

The banquet went on for a while, and the singers in the temple had dispersed.

Zhu Cihong seemed to be a little drunk, and said to Wu Zhong beside him: "Go and arrange for the eldest princess to catch Zhou." ”

Wu Zhong was a little stunned, and said: "Emperor, catching Zhou is a ceremony that can only be done on the first birthday, isn't it a little early now......

Zhu Cihong waved his hand and said, "Take advantage of the excitement and let's do it together!" ”

Did it together?

Although Wu Zhong was a little speechless, he also knew that this emperor did not play cards according to common sense, so he didn't dare to say more, and the Empress Dowager Zhou arranged the rumor.

Empress Dowager Zhou surprisingly did not object, and praised Zhu Cihong for being a good father.

And the emperor's face is not very good-looking, thinking that this is against the etiquette system, not to mention that the princess's first birthday has not yet arrived, even if it is the first birthday, how can the princess grasp the Zhou ceremony to make such a big scene, let the civil and military officials watch the ceremony?

Soon, a large case was set up in the center of the main hall, on which were a dazzling array of things.

There are seals, scriptures of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, pens, ink, paper, inkstones, abacus, coins, account books, wooden swords, guns, swords, and halberds, jewelry, flowers, rouge, food, toys, and other things.

Originally, girls from civilian families needed to add shovels, spoons, scissors, rulers, embroidery threads, and patterns (embroidery utensils) to catch Zhou'er.

If you catch these words, it means that you have grown up and are good at housework.

But how can the royal Zhou'er use these, and where does the princess need to take care of the housework when she grows up?

In addition, this is the eldest daughter of Emperor Tianwu, so it must be unusual, and the shovels, scissors, and rulers have been replaced with wooden swords, guns, swords, and halberds.

After the arrangements were made, under the official of a civil and military minister, Concubine Bian Yujing held the eldest princess who was only five or six months old and sat in front of the desk, and began to arrest Zhou.

According to the rules, when catching the week, you can't give the child any inducement, let him choose, depending on what he catches first, and then what he catches, so as to measure his interests, future and career to be engaged in.

If the child catches the seal first, it means that when he grows up, he will take advantage of the grace of heaven and prosper;

If you grasp the stationery first, it is said that you will be studious when you grow up, and you will have a splendid article, and you will eventually be able to pay three yuan and the first;

If the child grasps the abacus first, it means that he will grow up and be good at financial management in the future, and he will become a Taozhu career.

If a child grabs food and toys first, it cannot be dismissed as "delicious" or "playful" on the spot, but also as "when the child grows up, he must have a good mouth and be good at 'having fun in time'".

In short, the elders have high hopes for the child's future, and on the occasion of the first birthday, they just wish the child a wish.

Although some girls have also caught seals and brushes, and they can't be officials when they grow up, and many parents also know that they can't be trusted, they still advocate letting children catch Zhou'er.